25: Chapter 17: Happiness 25: Chapter 17: Happiness “Ding ding ding!
The host has successfully killed four professionals, gaining 4 Life-points….”
Looking at the four piles of clothes on the ground, Lu Ping’an provided his own voiceover for the system.
“Damn, if only I had accepted the concept of ‘life is devouring and evolving’, everything would be simpler now.
Just killing people would do, but now it’s obviously more troubleso.”
Glancing at the life points on the system that had been reduced once more, he sighed at the hardships of life, with making money being a difficult task.
There were no points for killing people, which was expected.
His “reasoning” was that “life can be traded as a currency”.
Thus, the channels for obtaining life points should be “trading” and “adding value” rather than “killing”.
At least, it was much better than before when there was no clue at all.
“Why are you looking at so surprised?
Ah, I found out that my BUFF could be used on plants to speed up their growth, so as soon as I entered the profession, I successfully beca a Gardener.”
Lu Ping’an explained to ow, who was still wearing a dumbfounded expression.
So things could not be concealed since he would definitely have to use his “ripening” ability a lot in the future.
ow head silently nodded, glanced at the “corpses” around, and beca a little silent and autistic, even wanting to squat on the ground and draw circles.
These were all newcors.
It was said that only a month ago, he was still an ordinary person, and the gap was so big even though he had already been in the profession for a year and a half….
“…What tier and path were they on?
Are they strong, ow?”
But she couldn’t help asking.
“I don’t know, I didn’t see them take any action.”
It should be said that there was no chance for the opponents to take action.
In a direct confrontation, ten Lu Ping’an would hardly stand a chance.
Yawning, Lu Ping’an turned his attention to his panel, which was once again deducting money.
He wasn’t lying; the ability to ripen plants was indeed his ‘investnt’.
[Used Life Investnt on ‘Demonized Snapdragon Thunder Seed’, life-point -1, target has no higher intelligence, investnt failed….]
[Life-points cannot be recovered and are automatically degraded into Life Source Force.]
[The target cannot absorb Life Source Force, so it degrades once more into Life Curse Power.]
[The target is affected by Life Curse Power and begins to transform….]
Very straightforwardly, Lu Ping’an’s single life point was degraded twice, turning into a large amount of “curse-power” and forcibly turning the demonized plants into their mature forms all at once.
“Plants are simple, survival is their instinct, and all the curse-power is used for their own growth.
The Gardener’s path is indeed a perfect fit for .”
Killing, plundering, and making a fortune in gold belts, Lu Ping’an had an urge to venture together with the Four Wolves just by casually liquidating their “legacy”.
“Four enchanted weapons, plus simple protective gear, the total market value should be at least 8,000.
Four plant codices, and one unusable one (soaked in blood).
Various potions, nurous tools….”
Lu Ping’an didn’t know the market price very well, but a rough estimate would be over 10,000.
It was definitely a fat profit.
This was even after these novice hunters left the majority of their wealth and belongings outside, bringing only personal equipnt and spoils of war into the Exotic Realm.
As for the cost Lu Ping’an had to pay, it was roughly….
“Less than 40 coins, made a huge profit.”
Baseliga Bloodsucking Vine?
It’s just a morning glory vine grabbed at random, free of charge.
The 1-tier Demonized Snapdragon Thunder is indeed a bit more expensive, but Lu Ping’an used seeds, the kind that co in a set of 100 for 10, and it was also a giveaway he just picked up at the entrance.
Common demonized plants are divided into two categories: local Earth plants that have undergone demonization and modification, and exotic species from large Secret Realms.
The Demonized Snapdragon Thunder is obviously one of the forr.
The prototype of Demonized Snapdragon Thunder is Hibiscus Blossom, a common annual herbaceous plant.
When its fruit matures, it will automatically burst, ejecting the seeds.
One of the bigwigs on the Gardener’s path has intercepted this part of the gene module, creating a very popular low-level combat magic plant called Snapdragon Thunder.
In order to be more “practical”, it has discarded its useless components like leaves and stems, retaining only the minimum self-circulatory system and the “flower bud” for nurturing the fruit.
After several improvents, it has focused on increasing its explosive power and range.
Now it is probably at V5.0 version.
Once it matures, it will explode with just a slight touch, having an extrely considerable destructive power among low-level magic plants.
But the drawback is that it is highly unstable due to having only the explosive components left, and in most cases, it is used as a “landmine.”
In the desired location, simply plant the seeds, and after a season, a landmine array is ready.
“Magic plant seeds are mostly worthless, which for , is a good benefit.”
Seeds are, of course, of little value.
A single Demonized Snapdragon Thunder would produce dozens of seeds after exploding.
The expensive part is the cost of a quarter’s ti spent cultivating it and the resources consud in the process.
Plus, it’s too easy to explode, very difficult to be transplanted, and the seeds on the market are not worth much and not easy to sell….
“What do you want to do, planting landmines in a modern city?”
Lu Ping’an still had three small bags with more than twenty seeds in his pocket, which he got as a giveaway when he bought the plant codex.
“Let’s go, let’s go back.”
After this turmoil, Lu Ping’an didn’t want to continue walking.
Even if he wanted to go further, he would store his spoils first.
“…I don’t have any basic knowledge of Magic Plants.
Comparing the Codex with real things is too tiring, and it’s easy to miss good things.
I’ll wait for the female Gardener’s dividends and raise them for a few days to see…”
Lu Ping’an had checked the system panel.
His Professional Skill was still at LV0 (0/100).
Obviously, this kind of “planting” was not recognized by the system, and he couldn’t get normal planting experience.
But he wanted to leave, and so people were unhappy about it.
Near the exit of the forest, the temporary group was stopped.
A group of people suddenly appeared in their way, blocking the path.
“We are from the Dragon and Snake Group.
This is our territory.
According to the rules, we will collect a toll.
You don’t mind, right?”
The one who greeted them was a fat, white young man.
Behind him, his n were collecting fees from the travelers ahead.
Lu Ping’an was quite surprised.
Was this the famously safe Forest Secret Realm?
What made Lu Ping’an even more speechless was ow’s calm face and how the travelers in front obediently took out their bags and handed over so items.
“According to the rules, about 10% of the harvest will do.
It only applies to Magic Plants and related items harvested within, but the minimum is 500 equivalent points.”
Damn, eting peers, they know about sustainable developnt too.
The young man from the Dragon and Snake Group was very friendly and affable, that’s why he was picked to do this job, which can easily offend people.
At this ti, another group of people ca back.
They walked straight, and the people from the Dragon and Snake Group moved aside.
“Who are they?”
“Oh, they are 2-tier.”
The fat young man smiled, then glanced at Lu Ping’an’s bracelet.
The aning was clear: if you are a 2-tier Strongman or higher, please go ahead; for 0-tier and 1-tier, please pay up and be done with it.
Lu Ping’an laughed.
This was a lesson for him.
After leaving the order of the legal society, are these the survival rules of the shadow underworld, even in the small Forest Secret Realm close to the city?
“Um, you should have seen that I just ca in not long ago and didn’t have much harvest…are these seeds enough?”
The fat young man glanced and then turned back to say a few words, confirming that Lu Ping’an had just entered and had not been there long.
He took the seeds, put them in a hemp bag, and walked back casually.
“Go ahead, rember to get more next ti.
Tsk, a pauper.”
ow was a little annoyed, but Lu Ping’an laughed and stopped her.
“Next ti for sure, next ti for sure.”
Lu Ping’an left calmly, as if he had accepted everything and the unwritten rules of this world of survival of the fittest.
Years of social experience taught him that sotis you have to bow your head when under soone’s roof.
But just as the two bypassed this checkpoint and walked out of the forest….
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Violent explosions shook the ground.
The screams of people crying and yelling made Lu Ping’an frown…they could still scream, this power seed to be insufficient.
“Next ti for sure, if there is a next ti, hehe.”
Unwritten rules?
Rules?
What does that have to do with ?
Before, when I had nothing, of course, I had to bow down and behave, otherwise, I’d be easily killed, and still, I have half a year left.
But now….
“As long as you’re happy, as long as you’re happy.”
And so, accompanied by the continuous explosions and screams, Lu Ping’an laughed even more happily.
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